HERE IT IS AT LAST, THE LAST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL I'M A SENIOR AT FAIRFIELD HIGH. I'M 5'11" BLOND HAIR AND BLUE EYES AND WEIGH IN ABOUT 195. MY PROBLEM I'M LIKE INVISIBLE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD IT SEEMS. I'M SUPER SHY AND BASICALLY A LONER SO I HAVE LITT

HERE IT
IS AT LAST, THE LAST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL I'M A SENIOR AT FAIRFIELD
HIGH. I'M 5'11" BLOND HAIR AND BLUE EYES AND WEIGH IN ABOUT 195.
MY PROBLEM I'M LIKE INVISIBLE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD IT SEEMS. I'M
SUPER SHY AND BASICALLY A LONER SO I HAVE LITTERALLY NO FREINDS TO
SPEAK OF. I DON'T SOCIALIZE WITH ANY OF THE STUDENTS AT SCHOOL AND
SIT IN BACK OF THE CLASS. I DON'T GO TO ANY GAMES , AND I DON'T PLAY
ANY SPORTS, I DON'T PARTICIPATE IN ANY EXTRACIRICULLIA ACTIVITIES OF
THE SCHOOL. LIKE IF I HAVE TO GIVE AN ORAL BOOK REPORT I PLAY SICK
THAT DAY AND SKIP SCHOOL. I'D RATHER TAKE THE "F" FOR THE
DAY THAN GET IN FRONT OF THE CLASS FOR ANY REASON. LATTER I WOULD BEG
THE TEACHER IF I COULD JUST DO A WRITTEN REPORT INSTEAD. ITS NOT THAT
I WAS DUMB OR ANYTHING BECAUSE I HAD HIGH MARKS IN ALL MY CLASSES
THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE ANYTHING AS FAR AS ORAL PRESENTATIONS. OUTSIDE OF
ENGLISH CLASS AT CERTAIN TIMES OR COMPOSITION CLASS WERE ANYTHING AS
SAID ENVOLVING SPEECHES AND THE LIKE I HAD EXCELLING GRADES. YOU SEE
I WOULD GET SO EMBARRESSED I WOULD TURN BEET RED AND START STUTTERING
AND SOME WOULD LAUGH. THIS MADE ME FEEL STUPID SO I DID EVERYTHING I
COULD TO GET OUT OF IT.

HOWEVER
MUCH TO MY CHAGRIN THIS AND MY LIFE WAS GOINGTO CHANGE DRAMTICALLY.
OH, YA MY NAME IS CLIFFORD DRAKE.

I WAS IN
ENGLISH CLASS WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME OVER THE PA SYSTEM BY THE
PRINIPAL OF THE SCHOOL,." ANY STUDENTS FAILING IN ANY CLASS OR
CLASSES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE TUTORED IN THAT CLASS BY A STUDENT OF
THE CLASS THAT THE TEACHER RECOMMENDED FOR IT. THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS
AFTER SCHOOL PLEASE REPORT TO CLASS ROOM # 55" . THERE WAS A LIST
OF ABOUT 30 STUDENTS UNFORTUNATLY MY NAME WAS ONE OF THE LAST TO BE
CALLED. "OH SHIT ," I THOUGHT "I KNOW ITS BECAUSE OF
THE ORAL'S I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE AND SKIPPED ON ." FOR SOME
ODD REASON I WASN'T ABLE TO TALK THE TEACHER INTO WRITTEN AS I HAD IN
PREVIOUS YEARS SO WERE I SHOULD HAVE HAD AN "A" I WAS
SEEING A "D" FOR MY GRADE AVERAGE IN COMPOSITION 2 .
UNFORTUNATLY ENGLISH CLASS WAS THE LAST CLASS OF THE DAY.

WHEN THE
DISMISSAL BELL RANG AND EVERYONE STARTED TO HEADING OUT THE DOOR , MR
WILSON THE ENGLISH TEACHER WAS ALSO MY COMP2 TEACHER STOPPED ME .
"CLIFFORD ,YOUR A VERY BRIGHT GUY WITH ALOT OF POTENTIAL BUT YOU
NEED THIS HELP. I'VE ASIGNED SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY VOLLUNTERED TO
TUTOR YOU . PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TUTORS HELP." I JUST
NODDED MY HEAD AND STARTED FOR CLASS ROOM # 55 . I SAT GLUMMLY
LOOKING DOWN AT MY FEET WHEN A VERY DEFINED SET OF FEMALE LEGS
APPEARED STANDING BEFORE ME. AND A DEFINITLY FEMALE VOICE SAYING,"
YOUR CLIFFORD DRAKE AREN'T YOU?" I QUICKLY LOOKED UP AND ALMOST
FELL OUT OF MY SEAT FOR THERE STANDING BEFORE ME WAS LISA HARRISON

THE HEAD
CHEERLEADER OF THE VARSITY CHEER SQUAD AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
GIRLS IN SCHOOL

I
EMMEDIATLY BLUSHED BEET RED AS I TRIED NOT TO STUTTER AS I SAID ."Y
YE YESSS..." MR. WILSON HAS SORT OF FILLED ME IN ON YOUR
SITUATION SO AS TO WHAT HELP YOU NEED SO I KNOW ALITTLE ABOUT YOU .
THAT YOUR AN ALMOST STRAIGHT "A" STUDENT EXCEPT FOR YOU
ORAL'S IS THAT RIGHT?" I DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK SO I JUST NODDED
. LISA LOOKED AT ME AND GAVE A SORT OF FROWN, "WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO WORK ON THAT" I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ,

HERE I HAD
THE MOST POPULAR GIRL IN SCHOOL TALKING TO ME AND WANTING ME TO TALK
BACK TO HER. "I.. IMMMM.. SOR.. SORRY, I.. I.. STUT...STUTTER A
A LOT.. WH... WHENNN.. I..I GET NER..NERVOUS" I ANSWERED.
"THATS OK, THATS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO WORK ON IS GET YOU TO WERE
YOU CAN DO YOUR ORALS." I LOOKED AT LISA AND BLUSHED AGAIN AS I
SAID," I.. I'M ..

T TO
SHI..SHY T TO SA SAY ANYTHING IN N.. FRON.. FRONT OF P PE PEOPLE WI
WITH OW OUT

IT SIS
SOUNDING STU STUPID AN AND LA LAUGHING A AT M...ME.." LISA
LOOKED AT ME ODDLY AND SAID." I CAN SEE I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT
FOR ME BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGHT THIS OK." I STARTED TO
NOD AGAIN WHEN SHE SMILED AND THEN LOOKING STERN SAID ,"OK!"
I BLINKED AND SAID "OH.. OH..OK" SHE SUDDENLY SMILED AND
SAID ,"GOOD WE'RE MAKING SOME HEADWAY NOW. WE HAVE TO DO THIS
EVERYDAY AFTER CLASS THAT I DON'T HAVE CHEER PRACTICE SO OUR NEXT
TUTORING SESSION WILL BE DAY AFTER TOMMORROW OK. I AGAIN STARTED TO
NOD WHEN I CAUGHT HER EXPRESSION AND STUTTERED OUT MY OK. I STARTED
THINKING AFTER SHE LEFT THE CLASS ROOM AND I STARTED HOME . I DON'T
HINK I'VE SPOKEN THAT MANY WORDS IN A YEAR BUT SHE MADE ME SPEAK ALOT
IT SEEMED. I WONDER WHY SHE WAS SO MOVED TO VOLUNTEER TO TUTOR ME .
ACTUALLY SHE SEEMED VERY GOOD AT DOING JUST THAT .

AS USUAL
I WAS IN ONE OF MY MOODS AND CUT COMP2 CLASS AND MY 2ND
TUTORAL WITH LISA. WHEN ABOUT 4 PM MY DOOR BELL RANG. WHEN I OPENED
THE DOOR THERE STOOD LISA WITH A LOOK OF , WELL I WASN'T SURE WHAT
KIND OF A LOOK IT WAS BUT I KNEW THAT MAYBE I GOOFED. "CLIFFORD
IF YOU EXPECT TO PASS MR. WILSON CLASSES YOUR GOING TO ATTEND THE
TUTORIALS UNDERSTOOD." SHE SAID THEM WITH A LITTLE TENGE OF
ANGRE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT WASN'T, IT WAS CONFUSING TO ME . SHE
LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, "ARE YOU GOING TO INVITE ME IN OR NOT?"
AGAIN I ALMOST FORGOT AND STARTED TO NOD WHEN I SAW HER EXPRESSION
AND AGAIN STUTTERED OUT MY YES. "OK, LETS GET STARTED " SHE
STATED. INSTEAD OF BEING 45 MINUTES LIKE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AT SCHOOL
SHE WAS THERE UNTIL 6 PM. JUST BEFORE SHE LEFT THOUGH THIS IS WHAT
SHE TOLD ME. CLIFFORD DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I VOLUNTEERED TO TUTOR
YOU SPECIFICALY. I STARTED TO SHAKE MY HEAD NO AND STUTTERING QUICKLY
OUT A "NO". DID YOU KNOW THAT HALF THE GIRLS IN HIGH
SCHOOL THINK YOUR A BIT OF AN IGNEGMA AND VERY MYSTERIOUS. THIS
CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE I SAID ,"WHAT!!!!" SHE LOOKED VERY
PLEASED WITH HERSELF. THEN I T DAWNED ON ME I HAD SAID "WHAT"
WITHOUT STUTTERING AT ALL. "WE NOW KNOW YOU CAN SAY SOMETHINGS
WITHOUT STUTTERING" WITH A SLIGHT GIGGLE, "BUT TO GET BACK
TO WHAT I WAS SAYING, YOU'VE GOTTEN HALF THE GIRLS IN SCHOOL
WONDERING ABOUT YOU AND THATS A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION FOR A GUY TO
BE IN." I BROKE IN AND FORCED MYSELF NOT TO STUTTER WHEN I SAID
SLOWLY , "WWHYY.." THERE ARE SOME GIRLS WHO WOULD LIKE TO
DO NOTHING BETTER THAN CRACK OPEN A QUIET SHY MYSTERIOUS GUY JUST TO
SEE WHAT MAKES HIM TICK. AGAIN VERY SLOWLY I STARTED TO SAY, "WWHOO
MEE" I SPOKE SLOWLY. SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SMILED AND SAID ,"YES
YOU ,YOU DOPE

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